In their second match against Islamabad United in the seventh season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), Sarfaraz Ahmed’s Quetta Gladiators will be striving for 3rd spot on the points table. The match will be contested today (February 12, 2022) at 7:30pm at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium. Gladiators will be looking to avenge a loss against […]
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EU reviews reports of menstrual issues in women after receiving COVID vaccines
The European Medicines Agency’s safety committee said on Friday it was reviewing reports of heavy menstrual bleeding and absence of menstruation from women who had received COVID vaccines from Pfizer (PFE.N)/BioNTech (22UAy.DE)and Moderna (MRNA.O). The assessment was in view of reports of menstrual disorders after receiving either of the two vaccines, both based on messenger RNA technology, and […]
Zardari ensures support for no-confidence motion against ruling PTI
ISLAMABAD: As the opposition prepares to launch a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan’s administration, former President Asif Ali Zardari promised the anti-government alliance’s leader, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, that he would endorse the motion. In a telephonic discussion with the JUI-F leader, the PPP co-chairperson voiced his support, while Fazl inquired about Zardari’s health […]
Govt trying its best to assist overseas Pakistanis: PM Imran
ISLAMABAD: While chairing a meeting on Roshan Digital Accounts in Islamabad on Friday, Prime Minister Imran Khan remarked that the government was taking extraordinary measures to assist foreign Pakistanis. “Overseas Pakistanis are our most valuable asset,” Prime Minister remarked, adding that the government is taking “unprecedented actions” to help them. The Prime Minister stated that […]
Finance minister submits details of pay, perks of SBP governor in Senate
ISLAMABAD: In answer to a question by Senator Irfan Siddiqui of the Pakistan Muslim League, the Finance Ministry has given details of Governor Reza Baqir’s salaries and benefits to the Senate (PML-N). According to the ministry’s written response, the SBP governor gets paid Rs 2.5 million per month with a 10% annual raise, as well […]
Agriculture sector needs to improve seed quality, pesticides: NA panel
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan imported $8 billion worth of wheat, sugar, cotton, edible oil, and other agricultural goods last year, according to a subcommittee of the National Assembly’s Special Committee on Agricultural Products. Shandana Gulzar, the subcommittee’s convenor, presided over the meeting. Nafisa Inayatullah Khattak, Ayesha Ghous Pasha, and others were present at the conference. The “Agriculture […]
CNG stations likely to reopen on February 14
KARACHI: After a nearly three-month hiatus, compressed natural gas (CNG) stations in Sindh and Balochistan will reopen on February 14 (Monday). The management of the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has decided to resume gas supplies to all CNG stations that are using Re-gasified Liquefied Natural Gas, according to a statement released on Friday (RLNG). […]
Bilawal acts at behest of his ‘teachers’ mindlessly: FM Qureshi
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi slammed Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday for “obstructing” his proposal for the creation of South Punjab province, claiming Bilawal was only acting on the orders of his “teachers” blindly. Qureshi, who has been trying to achieve a two-thirds majority for the constitutional modification required for […]